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In the first season silo It was a series centered around solving mysteries. Eventually the mystery was solved. So what’s left? silo In a second season?
first episode of silo The second season, aptly titled “The Engineer,” takes this idea literally. Most of the running time is spent watching the protagonist use his engineering skills to build a bridge. She was alone in the dark for an entire hour. I have no one to talk to and nothing to say. Juliet banishes the fear of what she has learned from her mind by focusing on what she can control: solving simple engineering problems.
Now to keep the audience interested as the mystery is solved. silo You need to build something.
First, the second season picks up where the last season left off, with Juliet outside the silo. She is dressed and exploring the desolation of the earth. The former sheriff mentally accepted the truth. She was wrong and the surface was hell.
Now her main mission is survival, and she realizes that she cannot last long in this environment. Luckily, Juliette buys herself some time by fixing the heat tape that was destroyed on her suit in Season 1. Even with her modifications, the suit won’t last long.
Juliet heads to another silo with a darker history than her own. Everyone who had once lived there was dead, convinced themselves that it was safe to get out, and then murdered. Now, to save herself, Juliet must climb over the rotting corpse and enter the empty but safe house.
Inside this silo, in the darkness, Juliet discovers a broken leg. On the other side are light and sound. She will have to cross the chasm to find out what it is. Once you do that, you’ll need a way to get back.
So our natural solvers go to work building and fixing bridges.
As she works, she also builds buildings. silo The future as a TV series. If you’ve read Hugh Howey’s book on which this story is based, you know where this story is going. The hook that brings us back now is not the mystery now solved, but wondering whether Juliet can make something of value out of what she knows.
It’s a bold start to the show’s second season. The series takes risks in episodes with only one character, limited dialogue, and quiet shadows.
silo It intersperses silence and darkness through flashbacks and relies on Rebecca Ferguson’s performance to do it brilliantly. She is still one of the best actresses in streaming.
silo Season 2 was a long wait. If this first episode is any indication, expect it to be better than the first one.
If you haven’t watched it silo It’s not too late to start. Both the first and second seasons are available to stream on Apple TV+.
